Unit:187Raw and heavy old-school industrial.

The members of Unit:187

Founded in 1994 by John Morgan and Tod Law, Unit:187 spent less than a year in their Vancouver studio while playing live at local clubs before landing their first record deal with San Francisco’s seminal 21st Circuitry Records. A solid debut album followed up by several west coast US tours earned the band a respectable fan-base throughout Canada and the US. Their sophomore album, 1998’s “Loaded”, featured new band members Jed Simon (guitar) and Byron Stroud (bass) of Strapping Young Lad, drummer Jay Hagen, and was produced by Devin Townsend. The album yielded some instant industrial classics, such as the title track “Loaded” and “Stillborn” which was remixed for the album by Frontline Assembly’s Rhys Fulber. 2003 saw the band release their 3rd studio album “Capital Punishment”. Staying with the same line-up, but adding the additional talents of FLA’s Chris Peterson on several tracks, the album doesn’t disappoint, with Unit’s trademark synth riffs, movie samples, and driving guitars blazing full-tilt from start to finish. The album’s title track kicks off with a killer grove and mix by legendary Skinny Puppy producer Anthony Valcic.

With a fan base growing internationally, Unit:187 has adjusted the current line-up for their upcoming 4th studio album, bringing on Chris Peterson full time and adding Guitarist Ross Readhead (Decree). The new album marks a new turning point for the band, working hard in the studio to produce raw heavy music that punches fist -first through the current trend of goth euro-cheese with a solid dose of old-school industrial that hasn’t been heard in years. Mixed by Skinny Puppy’s producer, Hiwatt Marshall, “Out for Blood” pulls out all the stops to musically and sonically pound your eardrums into a memorable pulp, while at the same time leaving you with sweet melodies to sing along to long after the your sound system fails from transistor overload.

Releases:

Unit:187 (CD, Album), 21st Circuitry 1996
Dead Dog (CD, Maxi), Off Beat 1997
Loaded (CD, Album), 21st Circuitry 1997
Loaded (CD, Album), Off Beat 1997
Stillborn (CD, Maxi), 21st Circuitry 1997
Capital Punishment (CD, Album), COP International 2003
Capital Punishment Remixes EP (File, AAC, EP), COP International 2006

Remixes:

Revivor (CD), Date Of Expiration (Unit's Bad Eggs Mix By Unit 187), Synthetic Symphony 2003

Production:

Hazardous Moving Parts Exposed (CD, Comp), Crackhead (Mix 01), Factoria Records 1996

Appears On:

Elektrauma Vol. 3 (CD), Burn (Molotov Mix), Discordia 1996
Hazardous Moving Parts Exposed (CD, Comp), TensorVision (Crackhead), Factoria Records 1996

Tracks Appear On:

Elektro-Industrial Sounds Of The Northwest (CD, Comp), Burn, Cleopatra 1995
21st Circuitry Shox (CD, Comp), Lardass, 21st Circuitry 1996
Elektrauma Vol. 3 (CD), Burn (Molotov Mix), Discordia 1996
Hazardous Moving Parts Exposed (CD, Comp), Crackhead (Mix 01), TensorVision (Crackhead), Factoria Records 1996
21st Circuitry Records (Cass, Smplr), Loaded, Stillborn, 21st Circuitry 1997
Dark Techno - One/Nine-Nine (CD, Comp), Dead Dog (Doggy Style Mix), Quantum Loop 1997
Industrial War: The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Industrial Music (CD, Comp), Crackhead (Tensor Vision Remix), Shanachie 1997
Newer Wave (CD), Relax, 21st Circuitry 1997
Off Beat Promotional Compilation Releases 2/97 (CD, Comp, Promo), Loaded, Off Beat 1997
The Tyranny Off The Beat Vol. IV (2xCD, Comp), Loaded, Off Beat 1997
Undercover 4 (2xCD, Comp), Planet Claire, Sub Terranean 1997
21st Circuitry Shox 2 (CD, Comp), Early Retirement (Demo Mix), 21st Circuitry 1998
Moonraker Vol. IV (2xCD, Comp), Dead Dog (Punter Mix), Sub Terranean 1998
Newer Wave 2.0 (CD), Major Tom, 21st Circuitry 1998
The Tyranny Off The Beat Vol. V (2xCD), Dead Dog (Punter Mix), Off Beat 1998
[Classix] Vol.1 (2xCD, Comp,) Shape Shifter, Off Beat 1999
Unquiet Grave 2000 (2xCD, Comp), Capital Punishment (MMG Remix), Cleopatra 2000
Annihilation And Seduction (2xCD), Nobody, BLC Productions 2003
Orkus Club Hits 4 (CD), Anger Management, Orkus 2003